Indigenous Peoples Day

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

"We survived genocides, we survived our apocalypses and we're still here," UT Arlington Native American Student Association president Stephen Silva Brave said.

Larney, a Choctaw of Oklahoma and a Seminole Nation citizen, explores in his work the intersection of racial identity, cultural struggles, and the history of his native nations.

The Dallas City Council voted to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.Supporters like Dallas council member Omar Narvaez say…